TSU Homecoming Game and Parade are Saturday — Know Before You Go

Tennessee State University alumni and football fans traveling to Nissan Stadium Saturday for the 5:30 p.m. homecoming game against Morgan State are urged to make a parking/arrival plan well in advance and expect traffic slowdowns in the late afternoon hours due to reduced parking options around the stadium. More than 100 Metro police officers will be assisting with traffic flow on streets surrounding Nissan Stadium and downtown.

TSU’s Saturday homecoming festivities begin at 9 a.m. with the annual parade, which will travel west on Jefferson Street from 14th Avenue to the university campus.

In preparation for the parade and its staging, Jefferson Street from 10th Avenue North to the TSU campus will begin closing at 7:30 a.m. Saturday. The I-40 west exit ramp at Jefferson Street will close at approximately 8 a.m.

In addition, the following closures will be in effect:

• John A. Merritt Boulevard from 28th to 33rd Avenues
• 12th Avenue from Jefferson Street to Herman Street
• 14th Avenue from Jefferson Street to Herman Street
• 16th Avenue from Jefferson Street to Herman Street
• Meharry Boulevard between 12th and 16th Avenues
• Phillips Street between 12th and 16th Avenues
• Jackson Street between 12th and 16th Avenues
• Ireland Street between 12th and 16th Avenues
• Scovel Street between 23rd and 28th Avenues
• Beasley Street between 23rd and 28th Avenues
• Ed Temple Boulevard between Dr. Walter S. Davis Boulevard and Albion Street

Arriving early is the key to fully enjoying TSU’s homecoming parade Saturday morning and the football game Saturday evening.